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Welcome to Atheism vs Christianity. A site for continuous, lively and engaging debate between atheists and theists. All religions are invited to take on the challenges offered by atheists to your beliefs.
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 Group FAQ
 
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Please be sure to read the group's Frequently Asked Questions, and feel free to contribute: [link]
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AvC Formal One on One Debates : Guidelines
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We will be trying an experiment in Formal Debates on AvC2, our back up site. Here are the rules that I'm proposing which will be used for the first debate. If anyone wishes to add, modify or remove them please go to the open thread on the Moderator Board and make your suggestions there. These ones will stand for the first debate though and changes will apply... more »
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God On Trial - Trial Thread
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God vs AvC Presiding Chief Justice: Rappoccio Lead Prosecutor: Saint Onan Lead Defense Attorney: OldMan Defendant: God (represented by Neil). Jury: All members of AvC. Jury members may comment on and discuss the testimony in the Jury thread. Trial begins today and Saint Onan will lay out the charges in the Trial... more »
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The Oral Tradition of the NT
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Of incredible importance to this sort of discussion is something that is often either seemingly missed or glossed over by many scholars of some repute.
In the first century CE the overwhelming majority of the population was illiterate. Even kings and government officials often could not read and had to rely on scribes and priests to read them scriptures and laws. (Leaving room for a little ass-kissing via prophecies yet to be written, perhaps?)... more »
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Authors of the Old Testament?
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Anyone who is interested in more information after reading this is encouraged to read anything written by Baruch Halpern.
Since his work tends to be rather technical, as a starter text you might prefer to seek out 'Who Wrote the Bible?' by Richard Elliott Friedman. This book is absolutely fascinating and provides a lot of very useful, exceedingly well-researched information.... more »
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The way to God is through Masturbation!
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I know I'm going to challenge Atheists with it, and even more so
Theists, but the way to see God is through Masturbation... "Oh my
God!!!"
Say you play Himi Hendrix, smoke a joint, and go in the search for
"you know who." Hey God is all a Mental Masturbation, so you may as
well enjoy the ride.... more »
By His Majesty Comandante Banana King Of The Apes I aka Indiana Banana -
Nov 7
- 5 new of
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Jesus baptizes doesn't huh?
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John 3:22 is a simple statement that Jesus baptized while he 'tarried' in Judaea with his disciples.
John 3:23,24 simply provide some background about John the Baptist.
John 3:25,26 are stating that John's disciples and the 'Jews' (what were John's disciples, if not, also Jews?) had a question about the validity of purification in general and Jesus baptizing in particular.... more »
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Number 9
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Someone asked me why use the number 9 in the post "Gotta Love Numbers".
Besides being an interesting avant garde Beatles tune, I wondered if the fool book had any 9's of interest.
Did some searching through the archives and found this from an email sent to me by a Jim Dern.....
9 GIFTS OF THE SPIRIT... more »
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Excellent Biblical Fiction
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Here is Bible fiction at its best! :)
In Matthew 4:1-12, Mark 1:9-13 and Luke 4:1-2 we have Jesus being led by the Holy Spirit into the wilderness for 40 days of temptation and fasting, immediately after his baptism by John.
In John 1:35 - 2:12 we have many days of activity by Jesus immediately after his baptism, including his first alleged miracle at the wedding in Cana and no mention of Jesus ever entering the wilderness.... more »
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Christianism, Atheism and Cannibalism
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OK, let's assume the following scenario:
Your plane crashes and then there's only two of you left, the
Christian and you, then you get terribly hungry...
WHO MAKES THE FIRST MOVE?
Note the possibility that you may be contaminated by other's body,
ideas, etc. Well, if you have a fire, you will have to cook it good,... more »
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Gotta love Numbers
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Take a letter's position in the alphabet and multiply by NINE.
A = 1 x 9 = 9
B = 2 x 9 = 18
C = 3 x 9 = 27
D = 4 x 9 = 36
E = 5 x 9 = 45
etc, etc.
So...
J = 90
E = 45
S = 171
U = 189
S = 171
Add them up and ...
666
Yikes!
-- "In my life, I have prayed but one prayer: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it."... more »
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Credit where due
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In the 1980's before the growth of the web there was a beast called FidoNet which linked many computers (not in real time) such that discussion groups could be formed on various subjects. I used a database system back then called QBBS and I frequently draw on my posts from that database to redeploy here since I feel they are still relevant.... more »
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